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Dr. Jill Biden Talks with the PTA's Executive Board about Supporting Military Kids in Schools
Posted byon March 12, 2013 at 6:09 PM EDTDr. Jill Biden joins a meeting of the National PTA's Executive Board to talk about the ways parents, educators and school communities can offer important support to children whose parents are serving in the military, and especially those whose moms or dads are deployed overseas.
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President Signs 2013 VAWA – Empowering Tribes to Protect Native Women
Posted byon March 7, 2013 at 8:07 PM EDTPresident Obama signs the Violence Against Women Act into law. This act increases protection for many women, including Native American women.
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Rosa Parks has a Permanent Place in the U.S. Capitol
Posted byon February 27, 2013 at 4:23 PM EDTPresident Obama is on hand for the unveiling of the new Rosa Parks statue in the U.S. Capitol
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Honoring Rosa Parks on the 100th Anniversary of her Birth
Posted byon February 4, 2013 at 7:04 PM EDTThe release of a postage stamp honoring Rosa Parks on the 100th anniversary of her birthday commemorates the courage and legacy of the American civil rights icon.
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African American History Month: Celebrating Two Landmark Anniversaries in American History
Posted byon February 1, 2013 at 12:45 PM EDTThis year, African American History Month celebrates two landmark anniversaries in American history, with the theme, “At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington.”
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LGBT Advocates Welcome President Obama’s Proposal for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Posted byon January 31, 2013 at 12:53 PM EDTPresident Obama's proposal for Immigration Refrom is well recieved by the LGBT community as they offer support for comprehensive reform.
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US Leadership to Advance Equality for LGBT People Abroad
Posted byon December 13, 2012 at 5:00 PM EDTIn honor of Human Rights Week, Samantha Power explains how advancing the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people around the world is central to, not separate from, our comprehensive human rights agenda.
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Safety and Justice for All Americans
Posted byon December 11, 2012 at 7:45 PM EDTRoy L. Austin Jr., the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, attends the Ninth Anniversary of the National Center for Transgender Equality in Washington, D.C., and delivers remarks about the Obama Administration’s commitment to safety and justice for all Americans, including transgender Americans.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
Posted byon November 20, 2012 at 4:52 PM EDTEarlier today, a group of transgender community advocates met with White House staff to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance and discuss ways in which we can work together to ensure dignity, equality, and justice for all people.
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Going Purple for Spirit Day
Posted byon October 19, 2012 at 10:35 AM EDTWe're marking Spirit Day 2012 at the White House.